Bangalore, 25 April 2016: Lapp India, a 100% subsidiary of the Lapp Group Germany and a leading supplier of integrated solutions and branded products in the field of cable and connection technology in India, has launched Ölflex® Fire Survival Cables for circuit integrity application in the event of fire.

These cables are passed through C/W/Z fire resistant test and can provide optimum cabling solutions in fire mishaps by maintaining circuit integrity for temperatures up to 950°C, 650°C and 950°C as per application requirements. The inner and outer sheaths of the cables are specially made of halogen free compound, which reduces emission of fumes and acid gases in the event of fire.

Ölflex Fire Survival Cables are designed for major infrastructure installations such as – airports, metro rail, rail terminal, bus terminal etc along with building and construction management. Rapid urbanization has escalated the need for high rise buildings, malls, modern houses and offices, all of which depend on wires and cables. As a result, the need for installing quality wire and cables is growing. Approximately 80% Cables around us are not visible once they are installed. During a fire accident, these cables can propagate fire in the building through electrical circuits. So the need of the hour is to minimize loss during fire mishap, which can be achieved by providing intelligent cabling solutions in terms of fire safety and fire survivability.

The use of the Ölflex Fire Survival Cable in building management, fire and security systems ensure that vital systems remain functional in the event of a real life incident, which requires an emergency evacuation.

Some of the features of Ölflex Fire Survival Cables are:

* Conforming to fire survival test of BS 6387 – 1994 (C/W/Z)

* Available in different construction variants – power, control, instrumentation application

* Halogen free inner and outer sheath

* Olflex Fire Survival Cables are safe and environmentally-friendly. These cables are made of halogen free compound that reduces emission of fumes and acid gases in case of fire

* Its Halogen Free property eliminates the threat of forming caustic and contributes to less corrosion damage to equipment near the fire

* Resistant to ignition, it takes longer than traditional cables to catch fire, and

* Reduced flame propagation, its excellent flame retardant property prevents the fire from spreading

Lapp India is a 100% subsidiary of the Lapp Group Germany, is a leading supplier of integrated solutions and branded products in the field of cable and connection technology. Having started its operations in 1996 with a manufacturing unit in Jigani, Bangalore Lapp India provided in 2014 about 120,000 km per year of control, instrumentation, power and data cables along with connectors, accessories and End to End Systems to over 3000 customers pan India spread across different industry segments such as automation, textile, automotive, machine tools, oil and gas, renewable energy, process industries, as well as in the infrastructure and building sectors.